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This chapter covers the basic concepts of clinical epidemiology and translational epidemiology; the credibility of a study, bias, confounder, association, causality; and the interpretation of epidemiologic evidence and study designs, ecologic study, cross-sectional study, prospective study, case-control study, nested case-control study, and clinical and community trials.
According to Malterud [ 44], choosing a sampling technique can be one way to enhance the credibility of a study.
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Beyond the type of design or the statistical analysis applied, the credibility of a research study lies in the compatibility of its results with the intensity that the reader could accept that the phenomenon studied might have from a biological point of view.
Clearly, an independent pathology review, conducted in accordance with STP guidelines, increases the credibility of a toxicity study.
Recommendations by many scientists and policy experts converge on a finite list of criteria for assessing the credibility of a scientific study without regard to funding source.
Furthermore, in order to strengthen the credibility of the study, an initial research report was sent to the participants for their feedback.
"These multiple errors impair the credibility of the study as a whole and we are unable to say without doubt whether the [STAP stem cell] phenomenon is real.
In order to strengthen the credibility of the study findings, a triangulation of methods was used.
One to one in-depth discussions were undertaken with an interviewer not previously known to the participant,which may have allowed for a more candid exploration of barriers and facilitators and enhanced the credibility of our study, as did the involvement of a team of researchers in the data analysis and interpretation.
The credibility of the study depends on both a rigorous method in data collection and analysis, and the credibility of the researcher [ 42].
A systematic evaluation was conducted regarding eight specific quality check-list items applied to each study forming the basis for an overall interpretation of the credibility of the study results, see Table 1.
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